Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-06-16
TO HAPPEN BEFORE 1901.
gtS Rey. BsXter Lectures ON Coming Prophet
ic Events" at Horticultural HsH,

gtN Rev. B1Xter Lectures on Coming Prophet
ic Events at Horticultural Hsl3
The ReY. Mr.. Baxter, editor of the
Christiaa Herald and clergyman of the
Church of England, delivered q lecture
Sunday, at horticultural HAL, upon
'Comilg prophetic events whicsw will take
place before the year 1907 Twenty
large prophetic charts we're hrng in var
ious parts OF the haiti, representing scenes
and iucideuts recorded ia Revelations,
Az che eveptng meeting MIR Baxter aead
the sixth chapter OF Revelations, and, With
the aid of his charts, labored TO show that
the opening of tho seals was TO take place
within the next fourteen years, the first
OF which was evan now at the verge g {
literal enactment The speaker claimed
that Frence and Germany was to wage a
terrible war within yeG- or SO. France
l'conque-5ng, asd that this war would iu-
I'lirectly lead TO the independence of
1 ireland, and the reduction of the twenty
! three empires of Europe to ten, represent
ing the ten horns" of prophecy; that for
4 three end eRo-half years, beginning in
4 1895, the whole world would be Involved
| in the greatest oonteRtion ever known, as
result of socialists agitation, and that
IN lpGi, on tie last day of the passion
week, Christ would return to earth, resur-
rect and select l4i Oao saints, and depart
1 for 1000 years, d1ring which the devil
wouil hold sway over the earth, the
editor of tie Sunday paper" being giveu
the hottest place ia hades Other things
of most feightful nature would oocGr-
After thelfO0 years have elapsed, ne safd-
CHRIST will return with his l44 ,0o0 saints,
Danish theelevil and all the wicked, sRd
reign forever and ever over the earth, in
peace, COED will, happiness and glory.
The hall was packed to Overlooking.
Two reports come from Washington.
One is to che effect that the Interstate
/ Commission will revoke all suspensions of
the "long and shoot heul' clause. Another
/ is to the effect thGt they will interpret the
pMzling phrase under substantially
similar circumstances and con ditiOnsn
! TO mean that in almost every instance
raiiroads,can msSe special rates Il Is a
question chat they can not very well
| st-Gddle
Senator Gormeu, of Maryland, is az
ole baseball player. He was q membec
of'ele old Nationals in 1867 in which
/ Williams, who is now cashier of the
Treasury was pitcher. From this K
would seera that baseball players are in
the cine Of political praferment.
Five brothers IN the Handy family, Of
Faystte .osunty Georgia, have married
| five sisters in the Starnes family. A.
this exhausted the young matrimonial
stock on bcth-sidee, the climax has Just
4 been put 60 the matter by old man
| Starbss 9b9 was Widower. marrying the
widow Handy There should be no
neigtfooEhc01 quarrels in that vicinity.
His " atapic Majesty Ito applicant for
/ admission What May ! csH your namef
Applicant I hagea't got any. I'm the
man who has been 9rIting anonymous
contributions to the newspapers.
His Satanic Maiest Who sent you 60
mey
Applicant Peter.
His Setanie Majesty Indignantly.
Well, Peter Ought to know better. You
,ean't get ia here, my friend; this place is
tso good for you.